Was looking for a place to take my son to roller skate while visiting the area. This roller skating…read morerink is poorly managed. There is no organization. No rules. They had about 8 people on staff for a Saturday. They advertised the grinch who came out for five minutes and we never saw him again. The kids were roller skating the wrong way. It was just mayhem. The party is area is right at the entrance and we couldn't get through. The music was NOT appropriate music for younger kids. It was terrible. I wouldnt recommend this place to anyone. Yuck

Great retro rink! Excellent and friendly staff--security, check-in people, snack bar and merch…read morefolks, servers, and the skate rental counter--everyone's helpful. And they are really helpful with parties. We had a great time.

I had a chance to run this 15K race a bunch of years back when they had it in Brooklyn. The course…read morewas about 2.5 loops of Prospect Park and it was a lot of fun. Well organized, the race HQ was at the LeFrak Center, we received terrific race swag such as jackets and hats, the finisher medal was awesome, and the post-race eats and hot chocolate was just perfect to refuel. The Hot Chocolate 15K and 5K is held around the country but for some reason they have not come back to NYC since. When I ran it there were around 2000=2500 runners so it was well attended. Its sponsored by Sketchers now where in the past it was Allstate.

I've ran the LOVE run, Philly Half, Rock & Roll Half, and the Broad Street run many times, but this…read morewas my first time running the Hot Chocolate 15K. I've known of this race for years, but never did it till this past weekend. You must know I never review races. This is the first time I am writing a review for a race, and it's because this race is super underrated. I was first drawn to the race for the free running jacket! Never have those aforementioned races I have ever done gave out free jackets! It's always a free t-shirt, and if you're lucky a drinking glass, though that's very rare these days. The Good: - The free running jacket of course. It's good for temperatures above 50 degrees, unless you plan to run in it, then it might keep you warm in 30-40 degree weather. - Registration Costs are not expensive (under $60 if you register early). - The course was easy, beginner friendly - some hills every now and then (nothing like the Rocky Run - which I am not going to recommend). - There were just enough water stations, and they actually have electrolyte drinks! Many race organizations try to cut costs and only give out water or watered down Gatorade, but NOT the Hot Chocolate 5K/15K. They even give out gummy bears, marshmallows and m&ms at one water station! - There were plenty of portapotties. Because there aren't as many runners, the wait times for the portapotties aren't very long. - Finisher's medal is well designed and not UGLY. - Hot chocolate, chocolate fondue dip, banana and a bunch of Nabisco treats at the finish line. This may not sound like much but wait till you see the other "goodies" from other races. I'm telling you these are good stuff! - Photos of you taken from the race usually cost money, but Ventures Endurance won't charge you for the Lo Res version, and to be honest they look pretty good. The Bad (if you can really call them the Bad): - The week leading up to the race, I was expecting an email from the race organizers like you normally get. Just so you know, the organizers for this race will never email you, except when you first register for the race and marketing emails. All the necessary information can be found through their website. - There wasn't a big showing of spectators compared to the other races. - The Expo was one of the smallest expo's I've ever been to, but people only go there to pick up their bibs anyway. This is a fun one, guys! If you are considering doing a 5k or 15k in Philly, this is the one.

This is by far my favorite axe throwing place in the area. We used a Groupon here on Valentine's…read moreday to celebrate our first married Valentines day. This place was super cool and had plenty of games to keep you occupied. Tic-tac-toe, Soccer pool, Jenga, Connect four and of Course axe throwing. The staff is friendly and helpful and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We will definitely be back. Definitely give this place a try.

Brought my hunni here for her birthday. Place is pretty big too. It's definitely not as easy as it…read moreseems. If you don't throw the axe correctly it will hit the floor instead of the target. We had an employee help us literally the entire two hours while we were there. We had a party of six. Kyle was his name he was so nice. He showed us his technique and how to throw the axes the right way. We had a good time. This place is BYOB so that is definitely worth going. Parking is bit of an issue since you have to park on the neighboring streets. But I'd definitely go again!! Check out Groupon prior to booking bc it's a lot cheaper.

Maybe it's because we went on a weeknight, but it was pretty quiet at the RiverRink - a bit…read moredisappointing because it would definitely be a great vibe if it were more crowded. We had the ferris wheel all to ourselves and spent some time walking around the other attractions. Seems like it would be a fun way to spend the evening on a crowded summer night.

Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest made my inner child so happy! I visited towards the end of summer…read moreand immensely enjoyed myself! First and foremost, I love ferris wheels. There was a nice one that had "xoxo" in the middle. My friend and I got on the ride while the sun was setting over the city, and it was such a beautiful sight to experience. Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest is a fun place for all ages! It's a carnival atmosphere with games to win prizes, funnel cakes, a skating rink, alcoholic beverages, mini golf, and so much more!

The Ref was informative and fun, he made sure we were all safe but we still had an extraordinary…read moretime. The pricing was reasonable and fair. The only thing I would say is it should be advertised that it is outdoors because online it does appear to be indoors when you check the website.

Did not know what to expect having never paintballed before, but the staff were extremely welcoming…read moreand everything was very fairly priced. It gets really hot really fast, so bring a change of clothes.

Was expecting more food courts and venders but it was a nice day with nice weather , nice amount…read moreof people , will go back next year ! My nephew Rocco really enjoyed him self , free to run n play . little hard to find parking !went with sister Theresa witch is always a nice time with her !

Absolute dogshit emergency preparedness. Had an outdoor festival and a severe storm came through…read more Instead of opening their doors to the crowd, they decided to go on with the "VIP show" and encouraged people to seek shelter on Main st. (A several block walk over the choke-point of a small bridge.) This was disgusting for a severe storm. I can only imagine what they would have done in an active-shooter situation. Do better!

Ok so I had never heard of this venue before. We had attended a music festival in the beginning of…read moreMay that was held here. We had absolutely no idea what to expect. We had purchased a parking pass as well so we were able to park on the premises. We loved it here! It was the perfect spot to have this music festival! The venue isn't terribly big so it had a intimate feel for what it was. They had an outdoor stage set up and they also have a man indoor theater that they held some acoustic sessions in and the sound quality was wonderful! There was plenty of room for the amount of food trucks and vendors they had set up. Along with some chairs, the sound booth, etc. we are already looking forward to the festival next year which will be held here as well I believe.

It's taken me two and half weeks to process the Philly marathon, so here we go...!…read more I've wanted to run this marathon for a good amount of years now, and had added it to my to run list. I was all set to go then 2020 happened and it was canceled. I signed up for another year but ended up not making it to town to run it. This was my year, I'd registered in 2022 the day of the race for 2023. All in all, I'll say this race is a great race. I was in an out of the expo because I had dinner plans Friday night. I didn't have my best race, and that's putting it lightly. I was on the 6a shuttle from my hotel and managed to make it onto the last bus departing. If you're like me, and don't love showing up super early to a start (I prefer showing up 15-30 min max before, NOT hours ahead). My tip here, is don't wait if shuttles are running 5a-6a, I came out around 545a and just lucked out on snagging a seat on the final departure. You'll want to lean more towards the 515a line up/boarding option time. I'm a born and raised California girl (I know! barf!) with that being said, anything under 70 degrees is cold to me. While many runners were grateful for the 37degree temps (even referring to the weather as "much warmer than last year") I was f**cken COLD! We arrived to the start line and bathroom lines were INSANE! I arrived by 615ish and had to wait until 710a to use the porta potty. I stood there freezing the entire time because somehow I completely dropped the ball on remembering to pack pre race area layers. I made a mad dash to begin with my corral and was fortunate we didn't go off until 715a. As excited as I was to get this race started, I very quickly needed to use the restroom again by Mile 1. This continued on the ENTIRE race, through mile 23. I've never in my life experienced this, although earlier this year a very similar thing happened on the Big Sur course. I started calling this marathon "tour de porta potty" having used the porta potties SEVEN TIMES!!! I can't make this shi* up. I clearly need to be far more cognizant of my pre marathon food and drink intake, and research reasons this occurred twice this year. I've run in very cold temps before and through extremely wet conditions so I'm not quite sure why my body did this. My moving time via Strava wasn't terrible, but definitely not my strongest race but my overall time was quite disappointing after lengthy waits for all porta potties until mile 23. Pro tip for the ladies, and gents too I suppose: ALWAYS pack tons of extra tp. I usually have a good amount on me, but def not enough for 7 trips to the restroom and ended up having to take off my gloves and use those. Girl problems! As disappointed as I was in my body on this course, the course itself was great a ton of the time - it's just hard to enjoy something when you keep having to pee. The signs were some of the best marathon signs I've ever seen, and the dogs along the course were the cutest! The neighborhoods were a lot of fun. My body just somehow butchered my run and I've accepted that fact. I've had an incredible year this year, taking 1st in almost every shorter distance run, overall in two trail races, a Masters spot, and a marathon PR. I came home to race two additional races within days of this and will probably marathon annually until the day I die. That being said, don't beat yourself up if you have an unusual race. It can be hard when you register, and pay to travel out of state + accommodations and F it all up, but Check! I've run Philly. If you're a local, this is a superb first marathon race. If you live in a nearby state via train/car, this is a no brainer marathon. I heard some folks mentioning they didn't like the marathon shirt, I thought although a bit flashier than most - it's nice to have a long sleeve quarter zip option and later felt proud to wear it on my return flight home. The medal is one of the cutest ever too! An actual ringing mini Liberty Bell. Fluids/Blocks etc were plentiful although I wasn't in need of taking much of this in. My only request MORE restrooms! Although I'd never want to need to use one on course, the lines were just SO long and there didn't seem to be enough OR enough tp in them. Start/Finish line are a breeze, for walking back to hotels in the area after I was about 1.5 miles away. If you're coming in from out of town, definitely stay in that area. All in all, 5 STAR spectators, great course - terrible morning for my system for whatever which reason. As always feel free to DM if I've left some key points out - happy to help! Now, go RUN.

I hope to not catch hands for this review as I am SO proud of what our city is able to put together…read moreevery Marathon weekend. There's so much effort and coordination that goes into making this happen and, as someone who puts on events and truly despises when people revel in nit picking small details, I find myself a bit soured by my experience running the Philadelphia Half. I want to start with what's AMAZING: + The course itself is FUN and challenging and the crowd support is fabulous. It's an amazing way to take in our city from the Delaware to the Schuylkill and many different neighborhoods. + The expo is well put on with great sponsors and partners. + Enough on course porta potties and ample hydration/fuel stops. Some points I feel could improve for future races: + The elephant in the room...security lines. I don't understand how this happened and, while I understand and value the commitment to safety, the processes need to be changed for the future. There was confusion about entrances that were not communicated at ALL within the event or before (more on that coming soon) and it really created a lot of pre-race stress. I moved out of one line into another and was able to get into my corral juuuust in time despite arriving to the race an hour and a half before start time. + Pre-event communication was more or less non-existent until the day before the expo. This is my 5th half and I run Broad Street every year, so I feel like I have an idea for what the "standard" pre-race comm plan looks like. The Philly Half does not follow that formula and I think it lead to some of the confusion. There was no email about results, no post-race communications at all...very odd. + Post-race crowding and post-race transport/shuttle is messy messy. I ended up walking the mile home after receiving my medal. While this isn't a race I'll run again, I am SO proud to have this event in our city and do recommend folks run the half or the full here in Philly for the amazing course alone. I hope organizers can take the security issue to heart and figure out a way to keep spectators and athletes safe without it creating so much pre-race stress.